Mottled Euchlaena

Euchlaena tigrinaria

''Euchlaena tigrinaria'', the mottled euchlaena, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found from New Brunswick to Virginia, west to Texas, Utah and Oregon, north to British Columbia.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 33–41 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August in the south and from May or June to July in the north. There is one generation per year.

Food

The larvae feed on ''Populus tremuloides'', ''Betula papyrifera'', ''Shepherdia canadensis'', ''Cornus sericea'', ''Corylus cornuta'', ''Quercus'', ''Holodiscus discolor'', ''Pinus contorta'', ''Amelanchier alnifolia'' and ''Salix'' species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusEuchlaena
SpeciesE. prunaria